General Training Writing Task 1 Sample 30 - You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city

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IELTS Letter Writing / GT Writing Task 1:

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of year and the heating/cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate.

Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter

give details of what was wrong

explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time

say what action you would like the manager to take

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write your own address.

Model Answer 1:

Dear Sir,

I have just returned home after spending three nights at your hotel in Paddington. The staff were very friendly and the location was extremely convenient. However, I feel I must express my disappointment about the room.

As we all know, London is experiencing a very warm summer this year, with temperatures around 30 °C last week, which is quite unusual. As a result, it was very hot in my room on the sixth floor.

Because of the extreme heat in the room, I had to leave the windows open all night and so it was very noisy, as the hotel is on the main road and the traffic never stops in London. Consequently, I got very little sleep over the three nights.

I think it would be a good idea to install an air-conditioning system in the hotel. This could also be used as a heating system in the winter and would certainly make the rooms more comfortable. Perhaps you would consider giving me a discount if I come to your hotel again.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

Walker Luise.

Model Answer 2:

To,
The manager, Ibis Hotel.

Dear Sir,
I had recently stayed in Ibis Hotel, Heidelberg for about a week. Contrary to the usual, the temperatures were high on that day and unfortunately for me, the Air Conditioner of my room was not fully operational. I am writing this letter to complain about the same.

I checked in to the hotel at midnight and straightaway went to bed. However, a few minutes later after turning the Air Conditioner on, I realised that the room was not getting cooler and there was a problem with the Air Conditioner. Subsequently, I called the hotel staff to check on the problem but they were not able to fix it. Moreover, there was no other vacant room available. As a solution, I had to open the windows and rely on natural air to cool my room. I had to sleep in skimpy clothes, which I don’t prefer, to overcome the heat.

Therefore, I want you to refund 50% of my hotel charges or provide me with a free stay in a deluxe room, the next time I check in to your hotel.

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Dear Manager,I am writing to complain about the worst experience I had during my stay at your hotel May Flower. My name is Mr Jones and I am a business man.

I stayed in your hotel at room number 201 on 2nd of this month to preside over some business deals with some entrepreneurs there. To my surprise, I found that air conditioning in the room was not working properly, absolutely contraindicated for such a meeting.

I called up reception only to know that no maintenance staff was available that time. At last, I had to do some quick arrangement for the same meeting at a neighbour hotel at my expense. I would not apologise to say that my stay at your hotel was an awful experience, to avoid such things for future I would suggest you run your hotel with a more efficient staff resource